Parliament, Moving forward, not giving up hope, hoping the Constitutional Court will call for an inquiry. Today’s reason for submitting evidence to the Election Commission president. Admits skipping steps in self-regulation, says he’s still confident party members won’t have to check names. After spreading the word, he is preparing to flow out, saying that he is not frightened, that he still has a chance to fight after “Pitha” makes a statement.
Mr. Chaithawat Tulathon, list of MPs Leader of the progressive party Referring to the case where the Constitutional Court asked to call for a list of evidence in the case of the dissolution of the Kao Kao Party from the Election Commission or the Election Commission, but did not ask for additional evidence from the Kao Kao Party, that at this time it was still concluded that Still unable to retrieve documents from the party to take further steps. After the party has advanced An explanation has been submitted to correct the allegations. The party’s legal department h
as submitted additional witness accounts. and submitted a request to the Constitutional Court to investigate The court has not yet considered this matter. Today I just told the Constitutional Court to study more information. to be used in the trial Therefore, it is still hoped that the court will open for an investigation. Because previously the Election Commission had submitted a list of evidence Including personal witnesses It’s all gone to the Constitutional Court. So I’m not sure. What will the matter of submitting additional evidence be related to? Be a personal witness or document witness If we were to make a prediction, it would probably involve an argument. and one of the struggles of the Progressive Party Relevant to matters that the party argued that The Election Commission filed an illegal complaint. And today the legal department of the Progressive Party will submit additional documents. This is an interview given by the Election Commission president. who admitted that they did not follow the regu
lations set by the Election Commission in submitting a petition to dissolve the Kaew Klai Party in accordance with Section 92 and Section 93 in conjunction with the Election Commission’s regulations. in order to support the party’s fight
As for the preliminary trial Is it as expected or not? Mr. Chaithawat said that the Constitutional Court Seeing important issues in the Kao Klai Party’s struggle, he has ordered the Election Commission to submit additional documents. and assigned the Office of the Constitutional Court to study But I can’t say that in the end Will the court be open to hearings? And it is expected that the earliest we will know will be this Tuesday, June 18th, and the Progressive Party hopes that the court will give the Progressive Party an opportunity to fully fight the case. where there was a witness examination Fully consider new facts? It is considered that the investigation is open. It is definitely the best for all parties. in order to make the decision accepted
As for the case where th
ere has been a movement of party members, have the names been checked or not? Mr. Chaithawat stated that there is no need to check the names. And right now, the party’s MPs are mainly focusing on the debate on the 2025 budget bill, which is in the final phase. Organizing people and issues And there may be a slight adjustment during the remaining 1 week. As for how many people there will be, it has not yet been determined, but it is unlikely that there will be 40 people.
When repeatedly asked about party members who are thinking of changing parties They may not be thinking about the next election. Mr. Chaithawat stated that He is still confident that he will get MPs from the Kaewkai Party. I will not think about myself first. And believe that the party’s MPs see the importance of trust. given by the people In the past election and emphasized that he was not demoralized The more you listen to Mr. Pitha Lim Charoenrat former party leader Statement of defense in the case It makes the party’s MPs I felt like ther
e was a point in fighting. Please don’t jump to conclusions just yet. In the end, what will the outcome of this case be?
Mr. Chaithawat did not assess how the Election Commission would fight or object. Therefore, I would like to leave the media to ask the Election Commission.
As for the President of the Election Commission Specifies that the document submission Going to the Constitutional Court does not allow the Progressive Party to explain. Along with the facts document of the Constitutional Court’s consideration on January 31, 2024, there is no need for the Progressive Party to explain. Mr. Chaithawat stated that Separation of facts and evidence It is a different matter from practice. According to the process according to laws and regulations The Election Commission determines And I would like to emphasize that submitting a request to dissolve a party according to Section 92 of the Political Parties Act. But the practice must follow the process according to Section 93 and the regulations set by the Elect
ion Commission. to support practice There must be a process for setting up a group of people. To summarize the report to the Registrar of Political Parties. and the Election Commission Consider before submitting a petition to the Constitutional Court. Therefore, it is said that there is enough evidence. is not a reason not to follow the law Including the regulations that you set yourself. Even though there is sufficient evidence The process according to the steps must be complete. and must allow the party to advance as the respondent to have an opportunity to argue first Then a resolution came out that there was enough evidence so he filed a petition to dissolve the party. which even The Election Commission has documents published for political parties, and it has always been clear that they must use this type. There is no channel for the Election Commission to exercise its discretion alone.
Source: Thai News Agency